Mohamed Salah has ended his Liverpool story, bringing to a close nine years of extraordinary football that have earned him the gratitude of an entire club, a city, and a global community of supporters. The Egyptian forward confirmed his departure at the end of this season through a heartfelt social media video in which he expressed his love for Liverpool and promised that the memories of his time there would stay with him forever. His free transfer exit this summer marks the conclusion of a story that, for millions of people, is one of the most beautiful football has ever told.
The Liverpool story of Mohamed Salah is one of transformation, achievement, and deep human connection. His 255 goals in 435 appearances rank him third on the club’s all-time scoring list behind Ian Rush and Roger Hunt in a history spanning 134 years. His four Premier League Golden Boots and three PFA Player of the Year awards confirm the quality he consistently brought to a story that began with a £34 million transfer from Roma in 2017 and ends this summer with the football world united in gratitude.
His contract value of approximately £500,000 per week made a free transfer the most practical arrangement. His agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, maintained privacy about future destinations, ensuring that the next chapter of the story will unfold with the same sense of anticipation and excitement that has always surrounded Salah’s career. Saudi Arabia and Europe’s leading clubs will all be eager to be the setting for the next installment of a story that has consistently captivated the global football world.
The story’s greatest chapters include two Premier League titles, the Champions League, the Club World Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the FA Cup, and two League Cups, all won with Salah as a central and often decisive figure. Its most recent chapter was written against Galatasaray last week, when his 50th Champions League goal made him the first African player in history to reach that landmark in the competition. Even this season, disrupted by a public dispute with manager Arne Slot, Salah has written chapters worthy of the extraordinary story that preceded them.
Liverpool have committed to a full Anfield farewell, the final public chapter of a story that has meant so much to so many. Andy Robertson’s tribute, calling Salah the greatest Liverpool player of their era and a true friend for life, captured the gratitude of a club and a sport saying goodbye to one of its finest. For everything Mohamed Salah gave to Liverpool, for every goal, every trophy, every memory, and every moment of pure football joy, there is only one thing left to say: thank you.